In order to strengthen efforts to locate and identify missing migrants, the Guatemalan Migration Institute (IGM) and the Guatemalan Forensic Anthropology Foundation (FAFG) formalized a cooperation agreement, a significant step in the protection of human rights and the care of families who face the uncertainty of not knowing the whereabouts of their loved ones who migrated and were never heard from again. teleSUR
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00:00The Guatemalan Migration Institute and the Forensic Anthropology Foundation
00:04signed a cooperation agreement focused on the search and identification of
00:08missing Guatemalan migrants. The agreement aims to implement joint
00:13actions that protect human rights and warranty a dignified treatment for
00:18migrants and their families. It will include the creation of an accurate
00:22database that records relevant information on missing persons with a
00:27real-time information system with international institutions and
00:31direct contact with relatives. According to data provided by migration
00:36authorities so far in 2025, 33 people have been reported missing, 15 have been
00:42found and 18 are still being sought after.